RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 377, 6 March 1863, Page 6

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tnoßsr>Ar, srn March. (Before A. Chetham Strndu, Esq. 11. it.) Deghkesness.—William Wbitwell, Ann Silent', and William M'myitt, v.-pre fin«<l 20^ and costs ; in default of payment to be imprisoned 43 hours. Matthew Deerins;, denied that ho .va-i -drunk, as chained. The Officer said that His Worship would no doubt remember that Peering .recently ouirged a ■woman with stealing handkerchiefs, and that lj« ap-pea-ei in Court so drunk that lie was sent to gaol fur 21 houra. On We !n:s lay, he y/a'k»d into the a'tatio i House quite tip>y, a:ul as Ii"! cou d not be uot rid of, he was Iqcked up. He ,wa« fine i i(n and cosK

J. T. Jeffermu was .charged by Detective Bsckley with having bson drunk and disorderly. Bcckley said that he saw t'vi licensed in Fisher* Cafi on the previous evening, behaving m tlie^most disorderly manner. He was put down stairs-by Mr Fisher.anil one of the waiters, aud'iii I'rinews-street lie continued hia disorderly behaviour. He (Buckley) ndvi3ed him to go home, and even off^rfid to gu with him : hut lie would not j:o,'ami not seeing a police, constable*.' he', took the a^cussii to the lock-up. He was.decidedly drunk. The Accused fitaiaTtliat Becl'Oey knew that he learns violent only b;caiisaof ti'friend taVing up ashiliing of his, eivciv in M;!iaiv;e, but which lie' dropped"; and he added thiit he could find a witness to provu" that 'Bjekley took him o«t of the Cafe, under the • pretetice that he was goiag to take him liome, but walked hin to the station, aud' then gave him into custody. Bcckley, denied this, and the accused was allowed to go tor, his' ■witness, the son of Mr, Fisher. On hia return, lie said that Mr Visher had told him that Beokley did not take him into custody <»» tho promises, but in the street. Beckley: In my presencej Mr Fisher lias confirmed to Mr Jefisrson'all that I have stated to your Worship. A fine of 20s auidcost3 wasimposcd, and was at once jvud. '■_,',

«kThb Charge ov Stealixo TKorasßa.—"Win. Maiioney, who has been twice remanded, was again.. Ibrought up on a charge of ssertliiig a pair of trousers from a tent It may tin remembered that he from the first Btated that be bought the trousers from a man at Peter Grant's on the Taieri Plitiu Duncan Ferguson now stated'that he had been employed by Graut. where tha prisoner had also worked. On the 21st ult. ha heard the prisoner bargaining for a pair of_ trousers with a uiau who went by the name of Dick, but whose real name he (the witness) be'ieved to be William Marshall. H« afterwards asked i)ic'.c if he had sold t\m trousers;: •Dick^saidtliat he "had sold them to Mahnitey for &>, and had got the money all right. The trousers which the prisoner was now Wearing were the Rime he anw Dick offer to sell. The prisoner wis discharged.

AU.OWINQ Horses, &o, to SißiT.—Henry Galer, for depasturing four horses on Frederick«treet, was lined Si a head aud costs, it being his first offeuce; Kobert >lartin, for allowing five cows to stray in Cumber' and-streel, 03 a head ; Charles iake, two horses in Castle-street, 5s a head. SUMMAKr EjectMest.—Hobert Hagan summoned obt. Taylor umJer the Summary Ejectment Ordinance to recover possession of a horse. J. Gillies, Esq., J.P. and R. CUapmau.Esq., J.P., Joined the Kesident Magistrate ;■ and the case was briefly heard, Mrs Tayior ftpp«sJUDs for her liunband. ' 9!he Bench miulu uu

oilier that the house should be vacated on or before Monday j it this wns not done, a fine would he imposed, as provided by tlio Ori?inii>io">. BiiiiACUKtJ or run Haruok Ukjulations.—M.itthow Atelier, master of the bi'is Scotia,'was charged on the information of Captain Dickie, deputy harbormaster, with having,ue«leeti>d .tn-kei-p iv conspicuous light biiniii)^ at- the pi'sik-end of his vessel, from sun- i net tv suuri<i\ Tne defendant- h iuiitte.l tliu cUbitcc, • hut said tlmt wiic-u lie wn.« here lust year, no such regulation was eiifuiMe;'. Tv reply to iho Magistrate, hi MiU that tlic pilot, ua honrJiug, gave him v copy of the iej!lilatio»s, but he did not read them until nfter the sumiuons was served. A tine of L 5 ami costs was im|ioHetl. Henry Miles', of the brig Gil H!as, was siniilivrly eliar^od. The Jvtty watchman stiitod that at ninu o'cioclc on Snntlav night, tiure was ko light allowing mi uoard the Oil JiUs. He weut. off and hailed.her about eleven o'clock ; and shortly nfterwurds a linht was hoiited. The defendant said that a liffht was hoisted at tha proper time and remained up until near S o'clock, w'icu the Irtntnrn was lowtuvd -fairtrimming the lamp. It was during tlmt. time that the watchman, hailed ; and tin: ivply to him was, that the lamp was being trimmed. Tue Alagistrato was inclined to believe that there was no li^ht shon-n irorn nine i>'clock until plev-n. The Uefendant said that h«' coulJ provethit there wns by th-j.evidence of the captain (f the Aeaiiia," who was on bonrJ, and of his owu mnte ; but they were not .in ntteudanca. The Magistrate said he could not adjourn :tlieso_ petty ca-es, e<ppcia!ly as the cl-.feudant had' had tiiuo to brine wit e^js if he had pleased. He should inflict' a tine of 4Js anl co<ts.

Charge op V.vgrancv — Anne Sherry was charged on Uie inform tiou of Detective Beckley with Having no visible lawful means of support, or insufficient means. Mr Ward said that the woman h«l only just Mine out ot' prison and lia.l no time for anything- The Oetendant: Aly liu-band e*nt. -me L 20,: from the (Jigainis, asd I was goingl up to him ; only 1 hit the misfortune to p. t too mueu think. Brckl-y : She U constantly associated with some of the vavjf w->vct nun in tli: town—repute) thieves and their companions. The Defendant siM she would set the cheque which her husband hid sent her, if she'was allowed time; and the case was accordingly adjourned for a day.